It's the Music Stand Band??!!

[lermgalieu]

Pikers. Put those things down as far as you can, if you need them. I hate when players do this.

Literally blocking that one woman's face! If it comes to this, I'd rather just listen to Spotify or whatever.

 

[Thebiggestjerk]

Unless you're playing a stadium to 100,000 fans, at $500/ticket it's absolutely ok to have stands on stage. I've heard mixed attitudes on this and literally nobody cares, but if I'm paying big bucks to see a show they better not have net.

 

[lermgalieu]

If my options are:

1) Go see a band made up of senior citizens with mobility issues and music stands higher than their heads; or

2) Go see a band that includes someone who feels the need to go online and ridicule senior citizens who are getting out there and making music…


Then I'm going to grab a handful of Geritol, chase it down with a fifth of Jack Daniel's, and go break some hips in the mosh pit.

Good on them for getting out there. Can't wait for them to tear through some Limp Bizkit.

Calm down. I am not sure what your degree of sensitivity is, but I don't find the OP to be "ridiculing" anyone. He's pointing out what they do that doesn't work, and you've got more age-related derogatories in your reply than the OP did (none - he never mentioned their age).

 

[Spidey2112]

Some of the acts that get hired around here are really questionable.

Same in central Ohio... I haven't figured out why, but when I do I'm sure it'll be hilarious.

 

[Koshchei]

Meh, who cares? As long as everybody had a good time.

 

[richntiff]

Just wanted to note that I - WAYYYY back on page 1 - was criticizing the OP and the pile-on-ers for bashing this group, not the group themselves. They are alive, making music, and sharing it with others. Anyone who feels the need to nitpick the manner in which they do that (as long as it's legal....) can go pound sand.

 

[Pocket Dave]

Their setup insures zero impact, competitive or otherwise, on my little world.

Pass.

 

[yodedude2]

"Bobby, people hear what they see." - Beyond the Sea

 

[gln1955]

I see all of the usual suspects have piled on. This place can be utterly toxic at times.

 

[Michael Milner]

So maybe a discrete placement of a music stand for one player would be OK, but what is this?
I was checking the Facebook page of a lodge I play at with my duo and where I have played with a band for many years and I see this. What a stage presence. Looks like they have maybe one instrumentalist, probably backing tracks. Plus all those wires? Looks like a mess. Though the lodge has adequate stage lights on the ceiling, they put those floor lights to liven up the show I guess. Their promo group photo shows 5 members. A musician posted a comment "music stands, really"
They are playing a few miles away in week or so, I might check it out.
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Is the guy (I believe it is a gentleman) on the far right using a walker?

 

[FRoss6788]

Is the guy (I believe it is a gentleman) on the far right using a walker?

If he is, what of it?

 

[mclean_justin]

I dunno, if I see a person on stage with a walker, I'm willing to give them a little leeway with regard to their stage presence.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

They would do well with dropping the stands ~ 2 feet. Then you can at least glance out into the crowd at times. Maybe up close vision is a problem, but there are task glasses to give you monitor distance viewing like readers. But ultimately, they're doing what they want the way the want. Unless you're playing a theatre or stadium, people aren't watching the band. If the stage isn't three feet above the dance floor and you don't have a dedicated light show, you're probably background music for someone's dinner, drinking, watching the game on the big TV off to the right.

 

[mclean_justin]

The walker-with-tennis-balls onstage screams "Sponsored by Polident."

Just to be clear, the joke here is that they're old people, right?

 

[g-dude]

Calm down. I am not sure what your degree of sensitivity is, but I don't find the OP to be "ridiculing" anyone. He's pointing out what they do that doesn't work, and you've got more age-related derogatories in your reply than the OP did (none - he never mentioned their age).

I'm totally calm. I took my Geritol and am ready to party with people who are the age I feel every freaking day when I wake up -- I may be in my 40s, but I can't remember the last time I didn't feel like I was in my 60s. Plus, we both have great stories to tell.

You and I know full well that the entire intent of this thread was for the OP to mock these folks.

Meanwhile, I said nothing bad about old people - the closest you'll find is the fact that I will totally clear the mosh pit with the least amount of injuries, assuming nobody starts playing whirling dervish with some canes.

 

[g-dude]

If he is, what of it?

It's freaking awesome, that's what it is!

 

[mclean_justin]

Did you happen to notice the tip jar/bag? Memories...the band name? Humm, the lack of it may be the reason for the stands....

I mean really, if it's that bad, get an iPad for crying out loud.

Right? They're pretty cheap these days, particularly for elderly people who could possibly be on fixed incomes...

 

[Rabidhamster]

I see all of the usual suspects have piled on. This place can be utterly toxic at times.

Welcome to the party!

 

[FRoss6788]

It's freaking awesome, that's what it is!

Damn right!

...just checkin'...

 

[Bass Jones]

Yeah, kudos to all of them, they are playing out more than I am.

I totally sympathize with the guy with the cables. For me it would take an hour to unhook all of that and another 2 hours onstage with a very bright light switching between several different strength readers to hook it all back up again and I would still get something wrong. I'm guessing he did the only sensible thing, leave it all hooked up and throw the whole rig in the van as is.